China, Brazil can model ‘self-reliance’ for Global South

China’s President Xi Jinping yesterday told his Brazilian counterpart the two countries could set an example of “self-reliance” for emerging powers, as trade and geopolitical challenges mount.
12 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Security forces involved in systematic torture

United Nations investigators said yesterday they have found evidence of systematic torture by Myanmar security forces and identified some of the most senior perpetrators.
12 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia, Ukraine need to cede land to end war

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantly show whether the Kremlin leader is willing to make a deal.
12 August 2025, 18:00 PM
12 August 2025, 05:19 AM

Explosions at US Steel plant leaves two dead, 10 injured

The probe into the explosion would be "a time-consuming technical investigation"
12 August 2025, 04:32 AM

Xi says China, Brazil can model 'self-reliance' for Global South

The two leaders have both sought in recent months to present their countries as staunch defenders of the multilateral trading system
12 August 2025, 04:29 AM

Trump takes over DC police, deploys National Guard

Trump's move, which bypassed the city's elected leaders, was emblematic of his second-term approach
12 August 2025, 02:53 AM

Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days

The White House's halt on steeper tariffs will be in place until November 10
12 August 2025, 02:20 AM

Israel strike kills five Al Jazeera journos in Gaza

Condemnations poured in from the United Nations and media rights groups yesterday after an Israeli strike killed an Al Jazeera news team in Gaza, as Palestinians mourned the journalists and Israel accused one of them of being a Hamas militant.
11 August 2025, 18:42 PM

Trump seizes control of Washington DC police

President Donald Trump yesterday announced he is invoking the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control, a rare and controversial move.
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Rahul, others briefly detained during protest

New Delhi police briefly detained Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition members yesterday as they protested a controversial revised electoral roll in Bihar and alleged “vote theft” by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Arakan Army vows to block elections in its enclave

One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic groups yesterday pledged to block elections in areas it controls, rejecting polls the military junta has touted as a way of ending the civil war.
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Chinese ships collide chasing Philippine boat

A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea yesterday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation.
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM

India won’t be allowed to choke Indus River

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has warned that Pakistan will never allow India to choke the Indus River and will defend its water rights at all costs even if the forces will have to destroy any controversial dam that India sought to build on it.
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Says Zelensky; Ukrainian drones hit Russian missile component plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday warned against capitulating to the demands of Vladimir Putin ahead of talks this week between the Russian leader and US President Donald Trump.
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Guterres condemns killing of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza

'The secretary-general calls for an independent and impartial investigation into these latest killings,' said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric
11 August 2025, 17:03 PM

Trump vows to evict homeless from Washington, official says National Guard may be deployed

The White House declined to explain what legal authority Trump would use to evict people from Washington.
11 August 2025, 04:17 AM

Australia will recognise Palestinian state: PM

Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday.
11 August 2025, 03:57 AM

One killed, dozens injured, as quake hits western Turkey

The quake was felt across several cities in the west of the country, including Istanbul and the tourist hotspot of Izmir.
11 August 2025, 02:38 AM

Al Jazeera says 5 journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Two of its correspondents and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City
11 August 2025, 02:21 AM